El Destino and Chemonie Plantation Papers, 1822-1859, Date acquired: 11/01/1969
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 16.00 items 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], El Destino and Chemonie Plantation Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0-85.
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection relates to the El Destino and Chemonie plantations located a short distance from Tallahassee, Florida. These papers consist of records and documents of the executors and administrators of the estate of William B. Nuttall. The materials discuss sale of cotton and other agricultural products, conveyance of land and enslaved peoples, as well as reports and accounts related to the estate. Some papers are signed by Mary W. Savage (Nuttall), Hector W. Braden and George Noble Jones.
This collection is available digitially in the FSU Digitial Library.
- Biographical / historical:
El Destino and Chemonie plantations were established by John Nuttall, a Virginia plantation owner, and his sons James and William B. Nuttall, and the tract of land which proved the nucleus of the estate was a grant obtained from the United States Government on January 3, 1838. More grants provided more land over time and finally included 800 acres. The project was entrusted to William who had charge of clearing the lands, building the main plantation residence and housing for overseer and enslaved people at El Destino. During ownership by the Nuttalls and their heirs, only housing for overseer and enslaved persons were constructed at Chemonie plantation. (Enslaved people at both plantations numbered at one period 143).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of anonymous donor
- Processing information:
Processed February 1970.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], El Destino and Chemonie Plantation Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0-85.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
